Ravel Morrison has blasted claims that he will try to engineer a move away from West Ham by going on strike as "lies."

England Under-21 midfielder Morrison hopes to be involved in the Hammers' home date with Newcastle on Saturday - with the row over his future rumbling on in the background.

The irate Irons have reported Fulham to the Premier League after manager Rene Meulensteen followed up a rejected £7.5million bid by claiming Morrison wanted to move across London to Craven Cottage.

The case could be referred to the FA, but former Manchester United bad boy Morrison was toeing the party line expertly, tweeting about the "lies" being "unreal" and telling the Hammers' official website: "I always try to keep my focus on the next game and show people with my performances on the pitch that I want to do well for West Ham United.

"I've been working really hard over the past few weeks to get back to full fitness after missing a couple of recent games with a groin injury. I'm feeling fine now and I'm hoping to be involved in Saturday's important game with Newcastle and then the Capital One Cup semi-final with Manchester City on Tuesday."

As Hammers boss Sam Allardyce ducked pre-match media formalities, his assistant Neil McDonald admitted Morrison - like any player - had his price.

In an effort to puncture Fulham's interest, West Ham have now slapped a £15m tag on a player with only a handful of Premier League starts to his name, and McDonald revealed the Hammers want the 20-year-old to stay.

But he also challenged Morrison to prove he is worthy of a place in Sam Allardyce's side, but also said a big offer may tempt the club to sell.

When asked if the club wanted to keep the player, McDonald replied: "Well, why not? But he needs to get into the team and he needs to be consistent. I imagine every player has a price.

"He had a great run of three or four games where he was outstanding but he's a young kid and he's still learning the game. He goes through inconsistency to a certain extent and he's had a little bit of a groin injury as well so that's stop and start."